Volume 23 Issue 3 - November 2017
In this issue: conversations (of one kind or another) galore! Daniela Nardi on taking the reins at "best-kept secret" venue, 918 Bathurst; composer Jeff Ryan on his "Afghanistan" Requiem for a Generation" partnership with war poet, Susan Steele; lutenist Ben Stein on seventeenth century jazz; collaborative pianist Philip Chiu on going solo; Barbara Hannigan on her upcoming Viennese "Second School" recital at Koerner; Tina Pearson on Pauline Oliveros; and as always a whole lot more!
In this issue: conversations (of one kind or another) galore! Daniela Nardi on taking the reins at "best-kept secret" venue, 918 Bathurst; composer Jeff Ryan on his "Afghanistan" Requiem for a Generation" partnership with war poet, Susan Steele; lutenist Ben Stein on seventeenth century jazz; collaborative pianist Philip Chiu on going solo; Barbara Hannigan on her upcoming Viennese "Second School" recital at Koerner; Tina Pearson on Pauline Oliveros; and as always a whole lot more!
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Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Stephen Hegedus,<br />
bass; chamber orchestra; Maria Conkey, Teri<br />
Dunn, Peter Mahon, and Vincent Cheng, conductors.<br />
Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872-<br />
4255. $20-$60. Also Dec 2.<br />
●●3:00: York University Department of<br />
Music. York University Wind Symphony.<br />
Bill Thomas, conductor. Tribute Communities<br />
Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $15; $10(sr/st).<br />
●●4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene<br />
(Toronto). Nico Muhly’s ‘O Antiphons’.<br />
Andrew Adair, organ. 477 Manning Ave. 416-<br />
531-7955. Free.<br />
●●4:00: Humbercrest United Church. Advent<br />
Vespers. Bach: Cantata No.140 “Sleepers,<br />
Wake!”. Jennifer Krabbe, soprano; Matthew<br />
Dalen, tenor, Daniel Thielmann, baritone; Alex<br />
Halliday, bass; Melvin J. Hurst, director of<br />
music; Rev. Jessica McCrae, presider. 16 Baby<br />
Point Rd. 416-767-6122. Freewill offering. Religious<br />
service.<br />
Sunday 3 Dec. at 4 p.m.<br />
Choral Evensong<br />
for Advent Sunday<br />
plus Christmas Tea and at 5:<br />
CHRISTMAS<br />
LIGHTS<br />
St. Olave’s Arts Guild<br />
presents light music<br />
and entertainment:<br />
stories, poems, carols,<br />
violin solos and some<br />
dramatic readings from<br />
A Christmas Carol<br />
St. Olave’s Church<br />
Bloor and Windermere<br />
416-769-5686 stolaves.ca<br />
ADVENT VESPERS<br />
Sunday Dec 3, 4pm<br />
J. S. Bach: Cantata #140<br />
“Sleepers, Wake!”<br />
with strings, oboe, organ,<br />
and guest solosts<br />
Melvin J. Hurst, music director<br />
Rev. Jessica McCrae, presider.<br />
Humbercrest<br />
United Church<br />
16 Baby Point Road, Toronto<br />
416-767-6122 Freewill Offering<br />
●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Christmas<br />
Lights. Choral Evensong for Advent Sunday.<br />
Christmas songs, poems, stories and<br />
instrumental solos. St. Olave’s Arts Guild and<br />
guests. 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686.<br />
Contributions appreciated. Christmas tea<br />
following.<br />
●●7:00: Choral Bonanza Team. Messiah Singalong.<br />
Handel: Messiah (Christmas Portion).<br />
Dr. Richard Heinzle, conductor; Sapphire<br />
Navaratnarajah, accompanist. Richmond Hill<br />
Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge St., Richmond<br />
Hill. 416-568-9838. $25(participation<br />
fee); $10(suggested donation for concert).<br />
Rehearsal 2:30-5pm.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Percussion Ensembles. Walter Hall,<br />
Edward Johnson Building, University of<br />
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />
CONCERTOS!<br />
SUN. DEC. 03 @ 404 JARVIS ST.<br />
www.NewMusicConcerts.com<br />
●●8:00: New Music Concerts. Concertos.<br />
Carter: String Trio; Raaff: Percussion Concerto;<br />
Linda C. Smith: Path of Uneven Stones;<br />
Frehner: Clarinet Concerto “Cloak”. Ryan<br />
Scott, percussion; Max Christie, clarinet; Eve<br />
Egoyan, piano; NMC Ensemble (Robert Aitken,<br />
conductor). Betty Oliphant Theatre,<br />
404 Jarvis St. 416-961-9594. $35; $25(sr/arts<br />
workers); $10(st). Pre-concert talk 7:15.<br />
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Four Weddings, a<br />
Funeral, and a Coronation. See Nov 30.<br />
●●8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Tallis Scholars: Videte Miraculum (The<br />
Path of Miracles). Theatre of Early Music;<br />
Schola Cantorum; Peter Phillips, conductor;<br />
Daniel Taylor, conductor. Grace Church onthe-Hill,<br />
300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-408-0208.<br />
$40; $25(sr); $10(st).<br />
Monday December 4<br />
●●12:30: York University Department<br />
of Music. Music @ Midday: Instrumental<br />
Masterclass in Concert. Martin Family<br />
Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />
4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Vocalis (Graduate Singers Series):<br />
An Evening with the Parnassians. Jason<br />
Nedecky, curator. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton<br />
Ave. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Guitar Orchestra. Jeffrey McFadden,<br />
director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park.<br />
416-408-0208. Free.<br />
●●8:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah.<br />
Music by Handel. DJ SlowPitchSound. The<br />
Drake Underground, 1150 Queen’s St. W. 416-<br />
531-5042. $20. Also Dec 5, 6.<br />
Tuesday December 5<br />
●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/<br />
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime<br />
Chamber Music: Tristan Savella, Piano.<br />
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge<br />
St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations welcomed.<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
OF CAROLS<br />
WITH THE CANADIAN<br />
STAFF BAND &<br />
CANADIAN CHILDREN’S<br />
OPERA COMPANY<br />
Dec 5 & 6<br />
at 7:30 pm<br />
www.tmchoir.org<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festival<br />
of Carols. Guests: The Canadian Staff Band;<br />
Canadian Children’s Opera Company; David<br />
Briggs, organ. Yorkminster Park Baptist<br />
Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-408-0208. $35-<br />
$76; $35-$70(sr); $20(VoxTix for 30 years<br />
and under). Also Dec 6.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. gamUT: Contemporary Music Ensemble.<br />
Wallace Halladay, director. Walter Hall,<br />
Edward Johnson Building, University of<br />
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.<br />
Free.<br />
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Chamber Music.<br />
Janine Jansen, Martin Fröst, Torleif Thedéen,<br />
and Lucas Debargue. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $30-$75.<br />
●●8:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah.<br />
Music by Handel. DJ SlowPitchSound. The<br />
Drake Underground, 1150 Queen’s St. W. 416-<br />
531-5042. $20. Also Dec 4, 6.<br />
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best<br />
of Tchaikovsky. Laura Pettigrew: Dòchas<br />
(Sesquie for Canada’s 150th); Tchaikovsky:<br />
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture; Variations<br />
on a Rococo Theme Op.33 (original version),<br />
Symphony No.5 in e Op.64. Joseph<br />
Johnson, cello; Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor.<br />
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-<br />
1285. $34.75-$148. Also Dec 6, 7.<br />
Wednesday December 6<br />
●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.<br />
Kingsway Organ Recital Series. Hanné<br />
Becker, organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican<br />
Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-769-5224.<br />
Freewill donation.<br />
●●7:30: Royal Conservatory. Rebanks Family<br />
Fellowship Concert. Mazzoleni Concert Hall,<br />
Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.<br />
Free.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Choral Society. Bach’s<br />
Christmas Oratorio. Talisker Players;<br />
Geoffery Butler, conductor. Koerner Hall,<br />
Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. torontochoralsociety.org.<br />
From $45.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festival<br />
of Carols. Guests: The Canadian Staff Band;<br />
Canadian Children’s Opera Company; David<br />
Briggs, organ. Yorkminster Park Baptist<br />
Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-408-0208. $35-<br />
$76; $35-$70(sr); $20(VoxTix for 30 years<br />
and under). Also Dec 5.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. PianoFest. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson<br />
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s<br />
Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Also Dec 7, 9(2:30).<br />
●●8:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah.<br />
Music by Handel. DJ SlowPitchSound. The<br />
Drake Underground, 1150 Queen’s St. W. 416-<br />
531-5042. $20. Also Dec 4, 5.<br />
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best<br />
of Tchaikovsky. Andrew Ager: The Talk of the<br />
Town (Sesquie for Canada’s 150th); Tchaikovsky:<br />
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture; Variations<br />
on a Rococo Theme Op.33 (original<br />
version), Symphony No.5 in e Op.64. Joseph<br />
Johnson, cello; Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor.<br />
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-<br />
1285. $34.75-$148. Also Dec 5, 7.<br />
Thursday December 7<br />
●●12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic Concert<br />
Band. Monthly Concert. Big band, swing, jazz<br />
and film scores. John Liddle, conductor. Wilmar<br />
Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave.,<br />
Scarborough. 416-346-3910 or 647-287-<br />
5390. $10. First Thursday of each month.<br />
Refreshments available or bring your lunch.<br />
●●1:00: Miles Nadal JCC. Jump & Jive @ the J.<br />
Classic songs from the 1950s and early 1960s.<br />
Rev-Tones rock & roll band. Al Green Theatre,<br />
750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0. $18.<br />
●●7:30: Nuné Melik. Hidden Treasures: Rediscovered<br />
Music from Armenia. Works by Khachaturian,<br />
Vardapet and other Armenian<br />
composers. Nuné Melik, violin; Michel-Alexandre<br />
Broekaert, piano. Atelier Rosemarie<br />
Umetsu, 310 Davenport Rd. 416-420-6853.<br />
$10. CONCERT MOVED FROM NOV 16.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. PianoFest. Walter Hall, Edward<br />
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Also<br />
Dec 6, 9(2:30pm).<br />
●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Sultans of<br />
Sultans<br />
of String<br />
presents<br />
A Christmas<br />
Caravan<br />
Thurs. December 7,<br />
8pm<br />
auroraculturalcentre.ca<br />
905 713-1818<br />
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